SOAK

vi to drink intemperately or gluttonously.

2. soak ·vt fig.: to absorb; to drain.

3. soak ·vt to drench; to wet thoroughly.

4. soak ·vt to make (its way) by entering pores or interstices;

— often with through.

5. soak ·vi to lie steeping in water or other liquid; to become sturated; as, let the cloth lie and soak.

6. soak ·vi to enter (into something) by pores or interstices; as, water soaks into the earth or other porous matter.

7. soak ·vt to draw in by the pores, or through small passages; as, a sponge soaks up water; the skin soaks in moisture.

8. soak ·vt to cause or suffer to lie in a fluid till the substance has imbibed what it can contain; to macerate in water or other liquid; to steep, as for the purpose of softening or freshening; as, to soak cloth; to soak bread; to soak salt meat, salt fish, or the like.